Greg Engel is CEO at Organigram Inc. in Moncton, New Brunswick, a leading publicly traded licensed producer of medical cannabis in Canada. He has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical cannabis and consumer packaged goods industries.

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In February 2016, in Allard v. Canada 2016 FC 236 (Allard), the Federal Court of Canada struck down regulations prohibiting patients from producing their own medical cannabis. Subsequently, the federal government decided not to appeal …

In 2014, Canada opened the door to a competitive, commercial industry of licensed producers (LPs) approved by Health Canada to grow and distribute cannabis for medical purposes. In doing so, the government established one of …

In 2015, research funded by the University of British Columbia Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention found more than half of respondents who use cannabis for medical purposes reported that they can never …